Naomi Osaka plans to return to tennis in time for the 2024 Australian Open, she said her break from the sport really fueled a fire in her.
The 25-year-old Japanese star gave birth to a daughter, named Shai in July and hasn’t played since September 2022, after she made her last tournament appearance at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
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In an interview at the US Open yesterday, Osaka replied to a question when she was asked if she would be in Melbourne at the start of next year, and said she was anticipating making a full-time return to the women’s tour in 2024.
She has won four Grand Slam singles titles with triumphs in the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021 and the US Open in 2018 and 2020.
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